00:00Prisoners in Ghaziabad District Jail in Dasna now have a reason to start afresh.
00:18The jail administration has set up a new library with thousands of books inside the jail premises
00:24to help the inmates move towards the path of education and reform.
00:30The authorities hope that this modern library will become a centre of education for the prisoners lodged in the jail and bring a positive change in their lives.
00:40And rightly so, after it was thrown open, inmates are visiting library not only to read, but some are even borrowing books to read back in their barracks.
00:51In the jail library, there are more than 15,000 books which include collections like religious texts, Hindi and English literature, law-related books,
01:01autobiographies, social science and even books helpful for preparation of various competitive examinations.
01:08The initiative has yielded positive results so far and in the coming days, competitions related to storytelling, creative writing and other activities will also be held in the jail to encourage and keep more and more prisoners motivated towards education.
01:28The
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02:26It can be made by the Jail Administration to turn the District Jail into more of a reform
02:32of the Jail Administration.
02:35With help from social organizations, efforts are being made by the Jail Administration
02:53to turn the District Jail into more of a reformation home than a punishment centre which, they believe,
03:00would help prisoners rebuild their lives once they are released.
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